Backyard Conservation

Natural Resources Conservation District
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/backyard/
Information and tip sheets include:
  • Backyard Pond  
  • Backyard Wetland  
  • Composting  Mulching  
  • Nutrient Management  
  • Pest Management  
  • Terracing  Tree Planting  
  • Water Conservation  Wildlife Habitat

Invasive Plants

Invasive.org
www.invasive.org
The Source for Information and Images of Invasive & Exotic
Species• Publications,( including  Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic
Natural Areas) management, images

InvasiveSpecies.gov
www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov
A gateway to federal and state invasive species activities and
programs

Maryland Native Plant Society
Control of Invasive Non-Native Plants: A Guide for Gardeners and
Homeowners in the Mid-Atlantic Region
http://
mdflora.org/publications/invasives.htm

The Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council (MA-EPPC):
www.ma-eppc.org

Advice/Integrated Pest Management

Morris Arboretum Plant Clinic

Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program
http://paipm.cas.psu.edu/index.html
Collaboration of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and
Pennsylvania State University.

The Penn-Del IPM Research Group
http://sepaipm.cas.psu.edu

You Bet Your Garden Radio Program
www.whyy.org/91FM/ybyg/about.html
You Bet Your Garden offers fiercely organic advice to gardeners far
and wide: Tips on caring for plants, fending off pests, wrestling with
weeds, dealing with disease, and all the other fun things we outdoor
enthusiasts enjoy sooooo much.

Cornell University Biocontrol
www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol

Composting
www.composting.com

www.mastercomposter.com
Resources:
Conservation, Habitat Maintenance and Support